Background: Patients treated for breast cancer with breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy (RT) often complain about swelling, heaviness, and pain in the treated breast. This pilot study was undertaken to examine if compression therapy was effective as an early treatment to reduce breast edema and symptoms assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

中文翻译：

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乳房水肿的加压治疗：随机对照试验研究。

背景：接受保乳手术和放疗 (RT) 治疗的乳腺癌患者经常抱怨接受治疗的乳房肿胀、沉重和疼痛。进行这项初步研究是为了检查加压疗法作为早期治疗是否有效，以减少通过视觉模拟量表 (VAS) 评估的乳房水肿和症状。